Easy Line Dances – Get Fit Kiwi

There are classes all over New Zealand, but you can also access a lot of dances online.

To start by learning some basic concepts and some of the most common steps, click here.
To go straight to a selection of easy line dances, read on.

There are thousands of line dances. This is just a small selection to get you started. Note that the name of the dance as shown below might not match the name of the song, as many different dances might be choreographed to the same song. Sometimes the same dance can also be done to different music.

6 Very Easy dances to start with

*# AB Believe – step sheet ~ demo video (easy but quick)
*# Achy Breaky Heart – step sheet – teaching & demo video (demo starts at 4:30) – another easy warmup dance
*# Baby Baby – step sheet – demo video – you can change last turn to 1/2 to make it a 2 wall dance
*# Cupid Shuffle – step sheet – teaching video – demo video original music – demo to alt music (watch the man in pink for correct timing) – this is a very easy warmup dance and can be done to lots of different songs eg Brenda Lee – Dum Dum / Connie Francis – Stupid Cupid / or for a kiwi twist: Maria Dallas – Tumblin’ Down or Dinah Lee – Blue Beat
*# Stand By Me – step sheet – teaching video – demo video
*# Strait Down – step sheet – demo video – a kiwi alternative is Untouchable Girls by the Topp Twins

More Absolute Beginner dances

* A Hero AB – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
* AB Sleepy Lion – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video ~ demo video
# Ah Si – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
* Ain’t In Kansas No More AB – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
* Another One Bites the Dust – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
* California Dreaming Left AB – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 2:45)
Down On The Corner – step sheet ~ demo video
*# Fever – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 3:20)
* Flash Dance – step sheet ~ demo video
# Happy Together – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 3:10) ~ demo video
# I Like It, I Love It – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (demo starts 0:25)
* In Dreams – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 2:55)
*# It’s a Beautiful Day – step sheet – demo video
* K Step & Rumba – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 3:44) ~ demo video
*# Mama Maria – step sheet – teaching video – demo video – good alt music: Why did it have to be me, by Josh Dylan
* Monday Monday – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 3:12) – another fun alt song is Bangles – Manic Monday, tags are different
* New York New York AB – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (demo starts 4:00) – Roger Williams version of song, as used in the demo, is a better line dance tempo than Sinatra, as his version changes tempo partway through. All That Jazz, from the musical Chicago, is another fun song to use. When the music pauses for some dialogue, slowly bring hands up as if holding guns, then mime shooting, bring down slowly then restart dance.
# Rhythm & Rain – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (demo starts 8:25)~ demo video
# Rockin’ with Ms Jody – step sheet – teaching video – demo video
# Run Back To Me – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
*# Sh-Boom – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 2:35) – for some kiwi flavour, Ten Guitars by John Rowles works
*# Straight Line AB – step sheet ~ demo video
# Sugar Sugar – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 2:11) – demo video
# Walk Right Back – step sheet (only available in German!) – teaching & demo video by choreographer – demo video – or try Prince Tui Teka – Hoki Mai

Beginner dances

*# A Flight to the Moon – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (demo starts 7:20) ~ demo video – for absolute beginners or seniors, change the 1/2 pivots to 1/4 pivots
# All About That Bass EZ – step sheet – demo & teaching video – alt music, slightly slower, is the PMJ version of the song
Berry Goode EZ – step sheet ~ demo video
# Black Velvet (If You Please) AB – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 4:42)
# Broke – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 2:43) – demo video
# By The Rivers of Babylon – step sheet – teaching video
Cowboy Hustle – teaching & demo video ~ classic Country line dance that can be done to many country songs – eg. try it to Blanco Brown – The Git Up if the full choreography for The Git Up is too complex for you
# Crash & Burn – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
# Geronimo Easy – step sheet – teaching video – demo video
# Glad All Over – step sheet – demo video
# Joy To The World – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 3:13)
*# Kiss Me Honey Honey – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 2:30)
* Little Ole Line Dancer Me – step sheet ~ demo video
* Livin’ On a Prayer – step sheet ~ demo video
# Locomotion – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video
# Mountain of Love – step sheet – teaching video – demo video 1 – demo video 2
# Old Records – step sheet – teaching video – demo video
# One Way Ticket Remix – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teach in English 8:08)
Play That Funky Music – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 2:58) – change the turning step to a vine to make it Absolute Beginner
# Rock You!! – step sheet ~ demo video
*# Rocket to the Sun – step sheet – teaching video – demo video to alt music (Mamma Mia) – if you can’t fit the last 3/4 turn into only 4 steps due to mobility or balance issues, change to 1/4 turn
She’s A Brick House – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (demo starts 2:55)
# Singing In The Rain – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 3:50)
# Sloopy – step sheet – demo video
# Stray Cats Strut – step sheet – teaching video – demo video
* The Cowboi Boogie – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video 1 ~ demo video 2
*# The Door – step sheet ~ demo video
# What Dolly Would – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
# Who Needs To Know – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 2:06)
# Wild Hearts – step sheet ~ demo video

Beginner Dances (faster or slightly more advanced)

A Bar Song – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
# Day Dreaming – step sheet ~ demo video
# Glass of Wine – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 3:05) – demo video
# Hey Hoalina – step sheet – teaching video – demo video
Little Ritz – step sheet ~ demo video
# Piece by Piece – step sheet ~ demo video
RC Stagger Lee – step sheet ~ demo video
# Rockin’ the Wagon Wheel – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video
# Stand By Your Man – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 3:29)

Ballroom / Latin / Swing

*# A-B Chilli Cha – step sheet – teaching & demo video (demo starts 2:10) – demo video – it’s quite fast, so if you want to try it slow first, a nice song is Un Momento Alla, by Rick Trevino
# ABC Bachata – step sheet – demo video
# A La Playa Cha – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video (teaching starts 3:35)
# Bachata (Kay One) – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 3:05) – demo video
# It’s Only Natural – step sheet ~ demo & teaching video (teaching starts 3:26)
*# Lindi Shuffle – step sheet ~ demo video ~ I like to put it to swing music eg Swing Kings – It Don’t Mean A Thing
*# Mambo Express – step sheet – demo video
# My Ladies Rumba – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 3:10)
# Night Tango – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 3:30) – demo video
# Over the Sea Cha – step sheet – teaching video – demo video
# Senorita EZ – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 3:15)
# True Spanish Eyes – step sheet – demo & teaching video (teaching starts 3:19) – demo video 2

Waltz time (good to cool down)

# Amy’s Waltz – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
# Beginner Waltz – step sheet – demo video, steps called – alt music: Faron Young – It’s Four in the Morning
Kiss That Goodbye (Improver level) – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
# Looking Good – step sheet ~ demo video
# Lose Control – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video
# Mexican Waltz – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video, steps called – good alt music: Love you every second, by Charlie Landsborough
# Moon River Waltz – step sheet ~ demo video
# Pillows Waltz – step sheet ~ demo & teaching video (teaching starts 2:00) – good alt music: Last Cheater’s Waltz, by TG Sheppard
# Rita’s Waltz – step sheet ~ teaching & demo video – note easier version of last 3 counts, 1/4 turn to L and 3 walks instead of 3/4 turn, shown at 5:10, demo starts at 6:40 ~ demo video to alt music Old Fashioned Broken Heart – demo video to alt music Rock & Roll Waltz by Scooter Lee – kiwi alt music: Six60 – Pepeha
# The Nearest To Perfect – step sheet ~ demo & walkthrough video (walkthrough starts 3:50) ~ demo video 2, with alt moves for the turns
# The Rainbow Connection – step sheet ~ teaching video ~ demo video – the Kermit version of the song is nice for youngsters, but there are other versions if you prefer them for adults
# We’re In Love Tonight – step sheet